Larry,
Thanks very much for the informative and knowledgeable reply.
However, you raised the question I was originally grappling with when you wrote, on the one hand, "I wouldn't do away with a York/Tecumseh compressor for ANYTHING!", but, paradoxically, that you would "replace the compressor if necessary."
The reason I say this is that original question I tried to get an answer to was whether I should simply replace the chattering clutch on the York, which would be relatively easy, and risk a catastrophic failure later on. Or, should I replace the compressor, drier, TX valve and O-rings before they fail , given that the compressor could very well be 30 years old.
In the threads I've read, most people opted to replace the compressor. and one guy who said he had replaced the clutch said the next time he would replace the whole compressor, as it failed a year or two later. However, most of these threads dealt mainly with R-4's, which I don't think are as robust as A-6's?
So, is there any way to tell how long a York A6 with a chattering clutch is going to last -- given that it could already be 30 years old, and has gone more than 200K miles?
Thanks again for the reply, and in advance for any additional advice you or anyone else can give me so I can make the most well-informed decision I can.
Bill
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Originally Posted by Air&Road
If the car were mine, I would simply replace the compressor if necessary,
They are reliable and cheap. They do NOT, however, convert well. The added high side pressure from a 134 conversion is tough on them.
If the car were mine, I would simply replace the compressor if necessary, flush the system thoroughly, repair any leaks, replace the filter drier, fill the compressor with mineral oil and charge with R12, that is very inexpensive these days. It can be had for about $!5 a pound, very little more than 134. This will give you a better performing, more reliable system much cheaper, simpler and less time consuming than converting to a different compressor.
I would be surprised if there's anything wrong with a Behr filter/drier. It's a quite simple component. Kind of hard to mess it up.
Hope this helps.
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